How Bears fans graded Mitchell Trubisky's 1st start

Chicago Bears fans had been waiting for a moment like Week 5’s Monday Night Football game for a long time. It was the first time in nearly 11 years that a rookie quarterback would start a game, and even longer since a rookie starter was a first-round pick and responsible for the future of the organization.

Mitchell Trubisky’s first game had some ups and downs, but he flashed everything you want to see from a young quarterback. His physical tools are obvious. The mental processing was there. He’ll catch up to NFL speed and soon be able to dissect defenses better than he did against the Vikings.

Seventy-percent of the vote was ‘solid.’ And I think that’s an accurate way to describe Trubisky’s night. He was really good at times while rattled and somewhat off his game at others. Overall, though, he was solid.

Another group of Bears fans — 22 percent — suggested his game was below average. Those voters have a point, too. Trubisky’s final stat line was not good. That said, evaluating quarterback play always extends beyond the box score.

Bottom line, Trubisky did well in the eyes of a fan base that has been craving a franchise quarterback since…forever.